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Marc Ambinder - Marc Ambinder is the White House correspondent for National Journal and a contributing editor at The Atlantic. More

Marc Ambinder is the White House correspondent for National Journal. He previously served as the politics editor, and is now a contributing editor, for The Atlantic, where he curated the influential Politics channel on TheAtlantic.com and contributed to the magazine. He was also a chief political consultant to CBS News. Earlier, at NJ's Hotline, Ambinder was the founding editor of "Hotline On Call," a pathbreaking political news blog. He also worked as a producer and reporter for the ABC News Political Unit and was one of the founders of ABC's "The Note." Born in New York City, raised in Central Florida, Ambinder is a 2001 graduate of Harvard and lives in Washington, D.C.

McCain Leads Nationally

By Marc Ambinder
Jan 13 2008, 7:15 PM ET Comment

John McCain hasn't so far been able to translate his New Hampshire victory into momentum in Michigan, but Republicans watching the race from afar have snapped to attention.

A new CBS News / New York Times poll suggests he's the choice for 33% of likely Republican primary voters, followed by Mike Huckabee at 17% and Rudy Giuliani barely cracking double digits.

More good news for McCain: he leads among conservatives and moderates and is seen as the most electable. Only 12% of those surveyed think that Rudy Giuliani is the most electable, down from 43% in October.

Thank you, John Weaver: Six in 10 Republican primary voters think McCain shares their values.

And yes -- the economy is the top issue among Republican voters.

Still, 72% of Republicans say they might change their minds.

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